The Cursed Dead - 1:12 scale horror action figures - WAVE 1

EXCITING UPDATE! BackerKit / Pre-Order Store & Factory Deco Samples!
about 1 month ago – Sat, Jul 18, 2026 at 04:36:34 PM

If you are a Backer you should soon be receiving an email with your BackerKit Survey!

Now that the BackerKit is OPEN - Backers can confirm their pledges, and select any Add-ons (like Baphomet & the Manglers) all at the original Kickstarter Campaign pricing!

We don't have an exact date just yet when the BackerKit will be closing but we will need to confirm our order quantities with the factory in the next few weeks. You should also be able to adjust your shipping address as well but you will still need to confirm that (and be able to edit it) once we get closer to fulfillment.

The Pre-Order store is now open as well, this is for anyone who missed out on the Kickstarter campaign and wants to order directly through us. We will also be offering Baphomet & the Manglers to BBTS and will post about that in a future update.

Here is a direct link to our Pre-Order Store:

The Cursed Dead : WAVE 1 Pre-Order Store

And now for the even more exciting part...

In our last update we mentioned that we would be receiving our test shots from the factory, well we did, and we are super happy with them, we made our comments and gave those to the factory, but before we even had a chance to take pictures to share with all of you they sent us the first deco samples based upon those initial test shots in each of their blister layouts!

Now these are all based upon the initial factory test shots, so they don't reflect our comments on those, and while these look FANTASTIC for the 1st factory painted samples, we do have some comments that we are working to get to the factory ASAP. 

You'll also notice that some of our characters are looking a bit naked. We did also receive the initial soft goods samples (separately) and we will be playing dress up and sharing loads of additional images over the coming weeks...

These Test Shot Deco Samples will be making the trip to San Diego Comic-Con 2026. PVC ENT does not have a booth (this year), but will be attending the Toy Tubers Unite @ Nite event on Friday, July 24th from 8pm-10pm at the East Village Tavern + Bowl. And then PVC ENT's very own Phil Ramirez will be on the Indie Action Figures: Behind The Scenes panel on Saturday, July 25th at 7:30pm in Room 10 with a few on hand as well. If you happen to see Phil wandering around the show floor (or San Diego in general), don't be afraid to ask him (politely) to see whichever figures he has on hand that day (he's pretty hard to miss):

Thanks for sticking with us as we bring this line to life, and for reading this very LONG update. Look for more frequent updates from us in the coming days/weeks/months as we continue the journey of getting The Cursed Dead: Wave 1 into your hands! 

Tooling, test shots & smoke tests!
about 2 months ago – Sun, Jun 28, 2026 at 08:31:49 AM

"The secret of steel has always carried with it a mystery. You must learn its riddle..."

Here are 2 photos the factory was kind enough to send us showing some of our tooling:

We'll be getting our test shots in hand this week, so expect more progress pictures from us soon, here are some images of the preliminary test shots from the factory that were used for determining the blister layouts for the packaging.

We've also just sent out the initial BackerKit Smoke Test and if all goes well we'll be launching the full BackerKit & Pre-Order Store VERY soon!

Thank you as always for your patience!

Running behind but things ARE moving forward!
3 months ago – Fri, May 22, 2026 at 08:26:03 AM

First off, we need to sincerely apologize for the amount of time that has passed since our last update. We’re going to include as much info as possible in this update and commit to posting more regular updates as we continue to move ahead.

Yes, we are running late. We will be receiving our test shots from the factory within the next few weeks, we’re very much looking forward to getting them in hand and will absolutely share images with you in an upcoming update. Our current production schedule has wave 1 ready to exit the factory mid-December. This puts our current shipping to backers estimate into Q1 of 2027. Of course we realize that this is a year later than our original Kickstarter estimated shipping date which is unfortunate (but probably also not entirely surprising for anyone familiar with crowdfunded toy lines).

Changing our company name from Toy DNA to PVC ENT caused a significant delay in getting our BackerKit / preorder store up and running. We have finally received the name change paperwork from the IRS and have requested the additional forms we needed for verification. We will be posting another update as soon as the smoke tests go live along with the actual launch dates for the BackerKit & preorder store.

The BackerKit / preorder store will remain “open” until at least the end of July so we can finalize our order quantities for each of the 11 characters in wave 1.

All 11 characters (including the Manglers & Baphomet) will be available in the BackerKit to Kickstarter backers at their original campaign pricing. The preorder store pricing will be slightly higher and we will also be offering both the Mangler & Baphomet to BigBadToyStore.

To share some of the additional things that have caused delays; when we initially created our prototypes we did so at 2 different scales, 104% (to account for manufacturing shrink) and 2-ups (double the size, a nod to “old school” toy prototyping). When we created the soft goods for the Deluxe figures we made 1-offs at the different scales only to later learn that our factory wanted patterns to work from, so we basically worked backwards in order to be able to supply the factory with what they requested. We also slightly reworked some of the engineering for the articulation in order to make our figures pinless. All 11 figures will feature pinless double elbow and double knee joints, their pinless joints will be more along the line of imports in this regard (unlike the insert-molded double joints from many of the domestic companies you may be familiar with, however our ankle joints ARE going to be insert-molded to make them pinless and increase durability).

We have also been hard at work on the packaging art behind the scenes and are really looking forward to sharing it with you as we get closer to finalizing it. Each of the 11 figures will have unique packaging along with amazing character specific art from the insanely talented Erwin Papa.  

Many thanks to all of you for sticking with us along the way, we are doing everything within our power to make sure that these toys will be worth the wait!
 

Progress underway at the factory!
11 months ago – Sat, Oct 04, 2025 at 10:29:33 AM

A long overdue update and a LOT more to come...

The 3D files for all 11 figures were turned over to our factory. They have gone over our prototype with their engineers and made their preliminary model samples. Here are the images of those that we received from them that show the breakdown of parts:

We have had quite a few back & forth emails with our factory partner going over lots of small details that needed adjustment for injection molding, we'll be sharing some of these images with you in future updates.

I'm sure that you noticed that there are 11 figures - and that is because both Mangler & Baphomet are moving full steam ahead!

Our BackerKit is just about ready to launch, we will be doing a "smoke test" very soon and then launching it shortly thereafter, we will post an update as soon as we have the actual dates nailed down. The BackerKit will have all 11 of the figures available for our backers at the original Kickstarter pricing.

Baphomet & Mangler physical paintmasters were both completed just before SDCC and anyone that came by the Indie Action Figures: Behind The Scenes panel got an early look at both in person. We have a bunch of white background photos of them that we will be posting as updates and on social media right before we launch the BackerKit.

If you aren't a backer and you're interested in acquiring Baphomet or Mangler (or any of the other 9 figures in wave 1) - have no fear, we will also be launching our preorder store alongside the BackerKit! We will also be offering both Baphomet & Mangler to the fine folks over at BigBadToyStore as well, we'll provide links to all of these outlets in future updates.

Thanks for taking the time to read through this update, we're unbelievably grateful to have you all on this journey with us!!!

BASIC figure - Baphomet REVEAL!
about 1 year ago – Wed, Jun 04, 2025 at 07:26:04 AM

BASIC figure - Baphomet

1:12 scale (between 6.75” - 7” tall) highly articulated action figure includes:

• 2 heads (Baphomet head with articulated mouth & tongue / Skull head with articulated jaw)

• 3 sets of hands

• 2 sets of feet

BASIC figure - Baphomet

Before the dawn of man, the world was divided into gods and monsters and there was only one truth: the balance of all things. That truth had a shape and a name - Baphomet.

Neither man nor beast, angel nor devil, Baphomet was once revered as the embodiment of equilibrium: masculine and feminine, light and dark, chaos and order. The ancients built shrines in his image, made ritual sacrifices whilst whispering secrets to horned idols in flickering torchlight. But the rise of monotheism cast Baphomet into the shadows, vilified as a demon, scapegoated as a symbol of all that was feared and misunderstood.

For centuries he lay dormant, bound in stone and scripture, his name invoked only in hushed curses by cults too desperate to care about what they were summoning. Now the bindings have cracked. The old sigils have faded. Baphomet walks again - neither to punish nor to save, but to rebalance.

Pray that he finds you blameless... 

As you might recall, Baphomet was intended to be one of our Kickstarter campaign Stretch Goals. We love this guy (and the Manglers) so much and we are hoping that you all do too... The plan is to make them available in our upcoming Backerkit & preorder store in addition to offering them both to online retailers. We are feeling pretty confident that both will be popular enough additions to The Cursed Dead - WAVE 1!